An Educated Guess

As we all know, here in the United States we are lucky to receive our civil rights as American citizens. We have our right to freedom of speech, of the press, and of education. We can make our own decisions, we can hire those who will make decisions, and we can lie and cheat and steal our way through life; sometimes without consequence. But I would mainly like to focus on the institution of education, for it is the most important! What we learn through out our lives, whether they be in school or learned from our environment, we use to justify our actions (good or bad/ right or wrong). Education is something that we take for granted and it is THE MOST powerful tool that any human can hold; knowledge in itself is powerful and effective, in some cases life changing.

I would now like to direct your attention to another spectrum. In some research that I have done over the past few weeks, I have realized my own ignorance. My ignorance to the fact that I myself take education for granted. To me, it is something that I 'have' to do. It is something that has been forced on me since I was young, and sometimes I see no point. The only thing I know is I need it to get a job. In a nut shell, like most Americans, we go to school for the degree to get the job. The end. But, it is so much more than that. My eyes have been opened; may I be ignorant No More!